“A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer” Bruce Lee A quick reminder about how to do it: Have a look at the position for 1 minute (watch the clock) Think about the choices in front of you and pick the one you feel […]

The Paris Grand Chess Tour is the 2nd of 5 stages of the 2018 Grand Chess Tour, in which 9 of the world’s best players and wild cards will play for a total prize fund of $1.2 million. Wesley so won the first event in Leuven. The Paris event takes place in the studios of [...]

The FISCA (Cap Aurora International Chess Festival) Open is a 9-round Swiss tournament taking place from 23-30 June 2018 in Cap Aurora, Romania. Players receive 90 minutes for the entire game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. Live games with analysis will be provided daily with the best chess software competing in the [...]

XXVII Open Internacional de Gros will be held from 22 to 29 June. The time control is 90 minutes to the end of the game, with a 30-second increment from move 1. Awards 1.- 1.000 €. Trophy 2.- 800 €. Trophy 3.- 600 €. Trophy 4.- 400 €. 5.- 300 €. 6.- 250 €. 7.- [...]

“Astana Open 2018”, an international chess festival, starts in the capital of Kazakhstan from June 17th. The key events of the celebration will include the 1st stage of adult and the 3rd stage of children’s Cups of the Republic. The total prize pool of the festival will be 6 250 000 KZT. Kazakhstan Chess Federation [...]

The Closed GM České Budějovice is a 10-player round-robin tournament with the opportunity to achieve a GM norm taking place from 21-29 June 2018 in České Budějovice. Players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. Live games with [...]

Here’s some more tactical sharpness, this time by the Chinese lady star, Hou Yifan. I don’t think Anatoly Karpov appreciated the strength of 18.b5! until it was too late and White soon emerged with an extra piece. I now know why my Dad wants me to practice tactics every day, you need to be on […]

(κείμενο: Μ. Δαρμαράκης, για το skakistiko) (Οι εικόνες μεγεθύνονται με κλικ) Τα τελευταία χρόνια ένα νέο είδος παιχνιδιού – τα Fantasy Sports – συντάραξαν την αθλητική βιομηχανία σε όλη την υφήλιο. Εταιρείες κολοσσοί (όπως η...

The 2nd Hersonissos International Open is a 9-round Swiss tournament taking place from 16-25 June 2018 at the Lyttos Beach Hotel. With 4.000€ total prize funds it is a great way to combine chess and vacations. The event is organized by the Heraklion Chess Club, Heraklio OAA, Hersonissos Chess Academy, Candia Chess Club, and supported [...]

Every Russian schoolboy (and girl) knows that if you have just a king, and your opponent has a rooks pawn along with a bishop which doesn’t control the promotion square, you can draw if your king can reach the corner. Let’s look, for example, at this position from a game in the 1991 Richmond Junior […]

“It’s a miracle, really…When I lost my game to Hikaru I was about to cry, because I thought I don’t even get to play tiebreaks”- Wesley So at the closing ceremony. After a dramatic day, Wesley So won Your Next Move, thus collecting 13 Grand Chess Tour points and $37,500 for his efforts. The American [...]

Chess club“VGSK“ in cooperation with the municipality of VelikoGradiste organizes the 12th Chess Festival “Silver Lake” in Silver Lake (VelikoGradiste) from June 17th, 2018 to June 24th, 2018. The Festival consists of three events: A tournament, B tournament and C tournament The tournaments of the Festival “Silver Lake 2018” will be held in the following [...]

There was a big shake up in the standings after a full day of blitz. Wesley So still leads the tournament but his lead has narrowed to only one and a half points. The 2016 World Blitz Champion Sergey Karjakin dominated the day by scoring 6.5 points out of 9. He is now tied for [...]

The 1st International Pelion Open is a 9-round Swiss tournament taking place from 16-23 June in the picturesque Agios Ioannis village of the Pelion mountain. Players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. The top seeded players are [...]

The 4th ad Gredine Ope is a 9-round Swiss tournament taking place from 16-24 June 2018 in Ortisei, Italy. Players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. The Chess Club Gardena is delighted and proud to be hosting [...]